By Christi This morning we ducked out of the hostel early and got on the bus to Lake Bled. The drive took just more than an hour, and we arrived at our new hostel before 10. The friendly, American sounding guy at reception gave us some tips on how to get to the walking trails we had in mind, and then we went looking for coffee. You have to order "coffee with milk" to get the normal type of coffee we are used to - just in smaller cups. There are other options like "white coffee" (which is not the same as "latte"), cappuccino and macchiato, but we have decided that coffee with milk is the best choice. Lake Bled is from glacial origin, about 2.1km long and 1.3 km wide, with a 6km walking trail
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